Combined tie plate and rail anchor



l. ALLlsoN AND w. 1. LEIGHTY,

COMBINED TIE PLATE AND RAIL ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED ocr. '18.y wie.

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COMBINED TIE\ PLATE AND RAIL A'NCHOR.`

APPMcATloN FILED oc, 18,-19'19.

Patented Oct. 10, 1922.

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ISAIAH ALLISON, OF DOWNERS GROVE, .AND WILLIAM J'. LEIGrITY, 0F CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

COMBINED TIE PII-ATE AND RAIL ANCHOR.

l Application filed lOctober 18, 1919. Serial No. 331,590.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, IsAIAH ALLrsoN and WILLIAM J. LEIGHTY, citizens of the United States and residents of Downers Grove, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, Vand of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Tie Plates and Rail Anchors, of which the following is a description, reference bee ing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of our specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a simple unitary structure adapted to function both as a tie-plate and anti-Creeper or anchor, whereb-y suitable bearing for the rail on the ties is provided, while at the same time longitudinal movement or creep ing of the rail, relative to the ties, is prevented. o

Our invention also contemplates a construction which maybe secured to and held in operative position on the ties by means of the usual spikes and therefore requires less operations in putting the same in place than is the case with the types of separate tie-plates and anti-creepers or anchors at present employed; our improved structure v being one which will constantly remain in eective operative relation with the rail and respective ties. p

Another object of our invention is to provide a structure which is adaptable to the various standard sized rails without necessitating alterations or the use of numerous sizes; the structure permitting adjustment within a comparatively wide range or lati tudewithout in any way affecting its op erative relation with the base of the rails, as will be readily apparent from the drawings and detailed description. In the drawings"- p Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe preferredform of our invention.

Figure 2 is an end view of our improved tie-plate and rail anchor shown in operative position; therail being shown, in cross-section, applied to a portion of a tie.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the construction as illustrated in Figure 2.

-V `Figure i illustrates, inperspectlve, a por- 'tion of a railroadtrack, disclosing the application of our combined tie-plate and rail anchor; illustrating the usual disposition or manner of application employed in railroad practice.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of our combined tie-plate and rail anchor.

Figure 6 is a top plan view illustrating the application of the tie-plate and rail anchor shown in Figure 5.

In the particular exemplification of our invention as disclosed in the first four figures of the drawings, the combined tie-plate and rail anchor comprises a main body portion or flat bed plate 10, adapted to be disposed on top of the tie 11 and beneath the base of the rail 12, as shown in Figures 2 and 3; the main portion 10 being of dimensions somewhat gre-ater than the width of the rail-base` so as to extend beyond both sides of the rail when put into operative position. At a point in proximity to one of the marginal edges of the plate 10, the upper surface` is provided with a shoulder or perpendicu larly enlarged portion 13, adapted to be disposed parallel with and preferably in abutting relation with one side of the rail-base.

The plate 10 is provided at prearranged points with spike-receiving holes 1li, adjacent to the shoulder 13; preferably a pair of holes 14 being employed at this side of the plate, arranged in alignment with the shoulder 13 as shown in Figure 1. The plate 10 adjacent the opposite longitudinal edge, is also provided with a spike-receiving hole 15, which is preferably arranged at equal distances from the forwardly and rearwardly disposed ends of the plate. The hole l5 is also preferably made somewhat larger, both transverselyv and lengthwise, than holes 14; and all of the holes are made somewhat larger than the usual transverse dimensions of the spikes to adapt the tie-plates to any size of commercial rail at present employed and at the same time permit of any longitudinal movement that may be necessary and allow engagement with the tie of the tieengaging portion to be described.

The plate 10 is provided on one end with an extension 16, disposed in the plane of the main portion or plate 10 and adapt-ed to contact with the bottom of the rail 12, see Figures 2 and 3. The lower side of the extension 16 is provided with a flange 17, see Figure 2, preferably formed integral therewith at a point in alignment with the edge of the plate 10 and of sufficient depth to have adequate bearingl on Vthe adjacent longitudt nal side of the tie 11 and thus prevent shifting of the plate transversely of the tie in a direction toward the opposite end of the plate 10. The downwardly disposed flange 17 is preferably provided with the webs or brackets 18, 18, formed integral with the ange 17 and the extension 16; thus reenforcinfr and bracing the tie-engaging flange or anc or 17.`4 f

It is apparentfrom the construction, that the webs 18, 18, and the extension 16 will prevent any lateral flexing of the tie-engaging surface or anchor 17, because extension 16 is arranged in contact with the bottom of the rail.

The extension 16 is also preferably provided with a marginal upwardly extending shoulder 19 arranged to extend parallel and in abutting. relation with the base of the rail, so as to provide means whereby the plate may be welded to the rail base. Vith the shoulder 19 formed as shown, the welding or top face thereof may be readily filed to free it from any oxide or dirt and permit a proper welding thereof to the base of the rail 12 and lengthwise thereof, asf shown at 20 in Figures 2 and 3.

l/Vith this method, the combined tie-plate and rail anchor is securely united with the rail and thus provides additional means for anchoring the rail to the tie and prevents any movement of the rail in a direction lengthwise thereof, towardvthe opposite side of the tie. The enlarged spike-receiving holes 14 and 15 and the position of the spikes 21, permit proper adjustment, with the con tact face or portion 17 in constant abutting' relation with the side of the tie; `while at the same time, by autogenously welding the combined tie-plate and railvanchor to the rail, in loperative contact with the ties, the aidl will be securely anchored to the road"- y In practice the combined tie-plates and rail anchor-` may be arranged in anydesired number and manner relative to a rail length; Figure d illustrating the disposition of our improved tie-plate and rail anchor at predetermined distances apart, throughout the length of the rail; with the intervening ties being provided with the ordinary tie-plates g' the number of combined tie-plates and .rail anchors Vdepending upon the grades and the traffic conditions. p v i l y, The combined tie-plate and rail anchor shown in Figure 1 may be cast or lotherwise formed," while `ini Figure 5 we illustrate a tie-plate and rail vanchor formed out of sheet metal.' 1 j ,i l

In F igure' 5 the tie-plate and rail anchor formed from `sin`,f le piec'eljof flat steel plate to provide the main lbody portion or meer. es' adapted to receive the base "f the rail and be disposed on top of the tie; and this `portion is` shown preferably Yprovided with two sets of spike-receiving holes 28 and 24; the holes 24 being out transversely of the plate 22 to adapt vthe plate to any sized rail-base. i

Une end of the plate is slit or cut from oppositelongitudinal sides thereof, namely what maybe termed the rear end of the platerelativeto thel direction of trafc intended for the rail, so asto provide a par-- tially severed lip' or projection intended -to be bent downwardly to provide the tie-eu gaging portion 25. The slits from opposite sides of theplate vpreferably terminate in punched holes so as to permit the proper bending of the intermediate unsevered portion as described; while the severed ends are then bent, substantially at right angles to the tie-engaging `portion 25, to provide the bracing webs or brackets 26, 26.V The webs 26,V .26, are preferably bent so as to be disposed away from the main portion of the plate, as shown in Figure 5, thus causing one web to abut against the bottom of the rail, while the other web is disposed parallel with and adjacent to the longitudinal side of the rail-base as shown in Figure 6; and the last mentioned web,-`-after th`e plate has been spiked to the rail as shown. at 27 in Figure 6,-,is then welded to the side of the rail-base' asshown at 28 in Figure 6.

In forming the holes 23 land 24 and placing the spikes as shown inpFigure `6,/the tie-` plate is allowed to move forward and enables the portion 25to` establish firm contact with the siderof the tie so as to constantly take care ofthe load orv longitudinal strains applied to the rail, thereby relieving the spikes of such stra/ins. j j y j As is evident from the constructions, with the websv or bracket portions 18 in the form shown in Figure 1 and the webs or bracket portions 26 inthe form shown in Figure 5, disposed lengthwise of therail-base, the strains on contacting surfaces 17 and 25, respectively, will betak'en Careof by the webs or bracket portions, and any `fleino tendency of said contact ,surfaces is` there Yy prevented, withn the resultthat rm,`rigid anchoring means areV provided `andthe possi,- bility of the tie-platefand therefore also of the rails, to move transversely Yof the tie is prevented. i` j `The constructions wehave shown and describedwe believe'to be the best embodiments of the invention; butit is evident that certain modifications' may be made without, however, invention. j y y What we claim is: n

` 1'. A, device of theA class described, comprising a tie-plate adapted tovarying sized rails, a downwardly disposed anchorformed integral with said" plate and adaptedto have departing'from fthe spirit oflthe a'lat bearing surface against the longitudinal side of the tie, and vertically arranged Webs or brackets disposed intermediate of the tie-engaging portion and the base of the rail, With one of said Webs or brackets Welded to the rail-base.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a tie-plate adapted to be slidably connected to the tie, the rear end of the plate being provided With an integral, downwardly disposed portion adapted to bear against the longitudinal side of the tie, With a part of said portion disposed laterally beyond the side of the tie so as to bear against f the base of the rail.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a tie-plate adapted to varying sized rails and to be slidably connected to the tie, said plate having an end provided with a vtie-engaging portion or anchor adapted to be autogenously Welded to the rail-base and provided with reenforcing Webs.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a single piece tie-plate having a rail-engaging shoulder on its upper face adjacent one end thereof, spike-receiving openings intermediate of said shoulder and the longitudinal edge of the tie-plate and adjacent to the opposite edge of the tie-plate formed to permit adjustment of the tie-plate transversely beneath the rail, one end of the tie-plate having an integral extension, coincident With said shoulder, adapted to be disposed beneath the rail in abutting relation therewith and to be Welded to the adjacent edge of the rail-base.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a single piece tie-plate having a rail-engaging shoulder on its upper face adjacent one end thereof, spike-receiving openings intermediate of said shoulder and the adjacent edge of the tie-plate and adjacent to the opposite edge of the tie-plate formed to permit adjustment of the tieplate transversely|` beneath the rail, an extension integral With one end of the tieplate, at a point, coincident with said shoulder, adapted to extend flush with the base of the rail, said extension being provided with integral Webs at opposite edges connected together at one of the ends by an integral tie-engaging web whereby lateral pressure of the tie against said web Will be transmitted to the base of the rail.

ISAIAH ALLISON. WILLIAM J. LEIGHTY.

Witnesses:

G. HEIDMAN, F. A. FLoRnLL. 

